Where does “آبدست” come from?

آبدست (Persian) comes from Persian آب, from Middle Persian ʾp̄, from Old Persian 𐎠𐎱𐎡𐎹𐎠, from Proto-Iranian Hā́fš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hā́ps, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- — water, body of water.

آبدست (Persian): abdest, wudu; ablution

Definitions

  1. abdest, wudu; ablution

Ancestry of “آبدست”, step by step

آبدست traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian آب

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianآبwater; liquid; juice
2Middle Persianʾp̄water
3Old Persian𐎠𐎱𐎡𐎹𐎠into the water
4Proto-IranianHā́fšwater
5Proto-Indo-IranianHā́pswater
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ep-water, body of water

via Persian دست

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianدستhand; arm
2Middle Persian𐭩𐭣𐭤hand
3Old Persian𐎭𐎿𐎫hand
4Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ʰástashand
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰés-to-hand
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰes-hand; take, give in exchange

Words derived from “آبدست”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hā́ps →Every word from Proto-Iranian Hā́fš →